Friday, March 9th, 2018 by Bill Federer --
Admiral Sir William Penn of Britain fought the Dutch navy in the First Anglo-Dutch War, 1652-54. Admiral Penn captured Jamaica from the Spanish in 1655. In 1660, Admiral more…

Thursday, March 8th, 2018 by Bill Federer --
The Confederate iron-plated ship Merrimac destroyed two Union boats on March 8, 1862. The next day, the Union responded with the ironclad Monitor.
President Calvin Coolidge dedicated a more…

Wednesday, March 7th, 2018 by Bill Federer --
"Old Ironsides" is the nickname of the three-masted frigate USS Constitution, the oldest commissioned ship in the world still afloat.
Muslim Barbary Pirates of North Africa had captured more…

Monday, March 5th, 2018 by Bill Federer --
Furious at the Tea Party, the king punished Boston. The king approved the Boston Port Act, March 7, 1774, effectively closing their harbor to all commerce and ruining more…

Sunday, March 4th, 2018 by Bill Federer --
The French and Indian War ended in 1763 with the French losing Canada and all their land east of the Mississippi River. King George III decided to leave more…

Saturday, March 3rd, 2018 by Bill Federer --
March 4 was presidential inauguration day from 1793 till 1933, when it was changed by the 20th Amendment to Jan. 20.
In their inaugural addresses, presidents made appeals more…

Friday, March 2nd, 2018 by Bill Federer --
In 1820, a U.S. revenue cutter captured the slave ship Antelope off the coast of Florida with nearly 300 African slaves. Francis Scott Key was the defense counsel more…

Wednesday, February 28th, 2018 by Bill Federer --
What was the government in the United States before the U.S. Constitution was written?
It was the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, which were introduced in the more…